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Rh to military affairs in Nueva Galicia to first ask his leave to carry out orders. His presumption was rebuked, Mayorga maintaining the unity of the chief military command.

The governor of Vera Cruz also manifested some insubordination, because the viceroy did not approve some of his schemes, and thus the viceroy's position was made unpleasant. Besides these annoyances was the injustice of not making his appointment regular, or sending out a successor. His tenure was ad interim, and therefor he was allowed only half pay, though his expenses were great. At last he was recalled, and gave up the office on the 29th of April, 1783, soon after embarking for Spain, He died on board the vessel in sight of Cádiz, foul play being suspected by some. In April, 1784, news reached Mexico that Mayorga's estate had been attached by the king's order. This was probably the usual course where an official was subjected to a residencia. That of the ex-viceroy was published in Mexico on the 3d of June, the alcalde de corte, Juan Francisco de Anda, being the judge, with results favorable to the residenciado.

The forty-eighth viceroy of New Spain was Matías de Galvez, García, Madrid, y Cabrera, a lieutenant general of the royal armies, transferred from Guatemala, where he had been president, governor, and captain-general. The new viceroy brought with him